George Rickey Foundation

“In their new neighborhood [in Rome], George explored the Porta Portese flea market and picked up a cache of old watch parts. Attaching their small, circular shapes to a wheel spinning around a straight stem on a gimbal, he created ‘Trastevere Flower.’ In these found objects, he stumbled on a new form—the rotor, or wheel— which could easily have been inspired by the example of David Smith, not only in his tendency to incorporate the found object, but also, specifically, the introduction of wheels. With ‘Trastevere Flower’ as a start, Rickey would soon put the rotor to use in a variety of larger sculptures.”
–Belinda Rathbone, “George Rickey: A Life in Balance”
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See “Trastevere Flower” and many other works in MARUANI MERCIER Gallery’s exhibition “George Rickey: Ordered Movement,” on view in Brussels through June 6, 2026. Learn more at https://maruanimercier.com/exhibitions/166-ordered-movement-george-rickey/.
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George Rickey, “Trastevere Flower,” 1957. Stainless steel and brass polychrome, metal watch parts. George Rickey Foundation. Video by MARUANI MERCIER.

Consider this an invitation to pause, relax your shoulders, breathe deeply, and admire a work of art.
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George Rickey, “Four Lines Oblique Gyratory Square,” 1973 (1976). Stainless steel. Edition of 3. Currently on view at the South Coast Botanic Garden as a long-term loan from LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art).